Monday, April 30, 2018

Last night I saw the full moon. In the night sky Jupiter was very close to the moon.

How did I know the planet I saw was Jupiter? I looked it up.

Earthsky.org - astronomy essentials - visible planets Mars Jupiter Venus Saturn Mercury

The waxing gibbous moon travels away from the star Spica and toward the dazzling planet Jupiter on the nights of April 28, 29 and 30, 2018.

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